Gallery director

Gallery directors lead art galleries, shaping their programme and running the business. The work involves curating exhibitions and artists, managing the gallery and staff, building relationships with artists, collectors, and the public, handling sales and finances, and providing the vision and leadership that drive a gallery.

They work for commercial and public galleries. The role suits knowledgeable, well-connected, business-minded people with strong artistic judgment who can shape a programme, represent and develop artists, manage relationships and sales, run the business, and combine artistic vision with the commercial and leadership skills that directing a gallery requires.